ANOTHER POTENTIAL CAPITAL GAIN: CAN AN EXCHANGE OF CONDOMINIUM UNITS FOR COOPERATIVE APARTMENTS QUALIFY AS A SECTION 1031 LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE?> Dr. Valeriya Avdeev THE STOCK ACT: IS IT NECESSARY AND IF SO IS IT A SUFFICIENT SOLUTION? Joshua Michael Brick SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE: HURDLES OF A MODERN “ROSIE THE RIVETER” Maggie […]
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ANOTHER POTENTIAL CAPITAL GAIN: CAN AN EXCHANGE OF CONDOMINIUM UNITS FOR COOPERATIVE APARTMENTS QUALIFY AS A SECTION 1031 LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE?
DR. VALERIYA AVDEEV Consider the following hypothetical: A sole owner and member of a New York Limited Liability Company (LLC) contemplates an exchange of five condominium units and some monetary consideration for three cooperative apartments. All of the properties are located in the improving neighborhoods of New York City. The […]
THE STOCK ACT: IS IT NECESSARY AND IF SO IS IT A SUFFICIENT SOLUTION?
JOSHUA MICHAEL BRICK The original version of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (hereinafter “the STOCK Act”) was introduced by U.S. Representatives Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) (hereinafter “Representative Slaughter”) and Brian Baird (D-Wash.) (hereinafter “Representative Baird”) in the House of Representatives on March 28, 2006. Upon introducing the STOCK Act, […]
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE: HURDLES OF A MODERN “ROSIE THE RIVETER”
MAGGIE M. LEWIS In the early twentieth century, the primary role of women in society was to take care of the home while their husbands went to work. As World War II began to intensify in 1941, the definition of the word “home” quickly began to change to include a […]
PA LAW FAVORS GAS & OIL COMPANIES “IN PAYING QUANTITIES”
AMY COLEMAN The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced a recent decision to definitely enforce the rights of lessees in an oil and natural gas lease. While the court had been hedging towards this decision for many years, the decision solidified a subjective standard as to the meaning of “in paying quantities” […]
THE THIRD CIRCUIT ENUNCIATES A NEW TEST FOR DETERMINING JOINT EMPLOYERS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT IN IN RE ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR WAGE & EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LITIGATION
LINDSAY KREPPEL In In re:Enterprise Rent-A-Car Wage & Employment Practices Litigation, the Court of the Appeals for the Third Circuit established a test to determine whether an employer constitutes as a “joint employer” with regards to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”). In doing so, the court analyzed […]
